Label-holder for type-writing machines.



0. PETERMANN. LABEL HOLDER FOR TYPE WRlTiNG MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILE D M R. 12, I916.

Patented Feb. 6,1917.

, nwmron 0515 I PeZ-er/nan OTTO PET ERMANL T, 0F GROTON, NEW YORK,-ASSIGNOR TO CORONA TYPEWRITER,

COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Application filed April 12, 19 6. Serial No. 90,660.

following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to a detachable device for the platens of typewriting machines, adapted to hold labels, cards, or other Work sheets on the platen to be written upon.

One of the principal ()bJOCtS of the invention is to provide a very simple holder adapted to be temporarily placed on the platen of a typewriting machine for the purpose ofholding and aliningthe upper edge of labels and the like while the same are being printed upon, and in such a Way that the platen as well as the carriage and other parts of the machine may be operated in the usual manner.

Another object of the invention is to providea simple and efficient self contained one piece device of thin spring metal, so shaped as to grip the body of the platen for a distance somewhat in excess of one-half of the circumference thereof, and which device has means to adapt the same to be quickly attached to or detached from the platen and which will effectively and adjustably hold a work sheet on the platen.

A further object of the invention is to provide a label or other work sheet holder which is inexpensive to manufacture, and which is so made that a part will serve as alining means for the label and another independently movable part as a gripping means therefor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a label or work sheet holder. which may be variously constructed, and which may be applied to different makes of writing machines.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanyingf of this app i out in the seription. I I

Tn the drawings, Figure 1 is a front ele vation of a platen and carriage for one cation, and will then be pointed claims at the end of the dedrawings, which form a part,

form of machine showing the holder in position for use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line ll-ll of Fig. '1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the gripping portion of the holder moved to release the label or other worksheet.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view ("it the holder shown in Figsl to 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a slightly different form of holder.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section showing the holder oi Fig. 5 in position for use about the platen. and holding a label; and v Fig. 7 an enlarged fragmentary View showing the holder of Figs. Sand (l in posi tion for the insertion or removal. of a label.

The platen '10 may be mounted upon a suitable carriage l1, and may be provided with a knob 12 and suitable line spacing means for rotating the platen as is usual in writingvmachines. The platen may have a. feed roll or a plurality of feed rolls 13, and the carriage may be provided with a scale, as 14, suitably mounted thereon, allot which may be of the usual or oi. any preferred construction.

In Figs. 1 to 4 the label or work sheet holder 15-has its body 16 made of thin spring steel or other material and curved substantially to the shape of the platen to which it is to be attached, and is so constructed that said body will spread or open when forced over the platen and will grip the platen ably held thereon. The body 16 may extend somewhat slightly in excess of one-half of the circumference oi the platen, and at the rear edge thereof may be curved, as at 17, and said body is extended far enough to provide platen gripping portions 17" or the gripping surface maycxtcnd throughout the entire length of the holder body. At the forward edge the body 16 may be provided with two gripping portions,anembers orfingers 18 and 19, which, together'with the parts 17, or the rear part of the body 16 serve to detachably clamp the holder to the platen to adapt the same to be variously ,positioncd, both lengthwise and circumferentially thereon. An intermediate grip iing part, finger or incn'iber 20 is formed integral with the body 16. This part? is somewhat longer than the parts or members l8 and if) so as to be properly and detach- I properly positioned.

holder with the parts 18. and 19 is substan when the fin er part 23 is pressed upon or forced towar the platen 'asshown in Fig. 3.

The normal position of the gripping edge I 25 of the holder is that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 while when the finger portion 23 1S forced toward the platen, as shown in Fig. 3, the gripping edge 25, will be moved outwardly therefrom. This'will permit a label, as 26, to be readily inserted under the gripping edge 25 so that the upper edge of the label may rest against and be alined by the edges 27 of the parts 18 and 19, thus permitting the label to be adjustedproperly with respect to the printing point, and also to be alined with respect to the line of printing. By this means the label may be released without releasing the entire holder from its gripping efiect about the platen, and the holder may be detached from the platen by means of the part 23 or by the operator simply lifting the holder with his finger by means of the edges 27 or the gripping part 20 of the holder.

Figs. 5 to 7 show a slightly different form of holder, the difference being in that part of the holder which grips the label and permits the label, card, or other work sheet to be The body of the tially the same as in the other figures, except that the parts 18 and 19 are separated from the gripping part 28 by slots or openings 29 of greater extent than the slots 21. The gripping edge 30 of the part or member 28 is slotted as at 31, to provide two gripping fingers, and above the slot 31 and extending the entire length of the part 28 is a bulged portion 32 having a slot oropening 33 to assist in making the part 28 yield more readily. The bulged portion 32 normally extends outwardly from the platen, as

' shown in Fig. 6, and when such bulged po1-.

tion is pressed inwardly, as shown in Fig. 7 the gripping part 28 with the gripping edges 30 will be'forced outwardly from the platen, as shown in Fig. 7. This will permit the label, card or other work sheet to be removed, adjusted, or inserted. As in the other form, the edges 34. of the parts 18 and 19 serve to aline the upper edge of the label or other work sheet and the body 16 is resilient and when forced over. the platen fits snugly against the surface of the platen.

will be dent from the foregoing that away from the that said holder is self contained requiring no additional or exterior means to adapt the same to be held to the platen or to permit the same to be adjusted both lengthwise and circumferentially thereon.

Having thus described my invention, claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A. device of the character described adapted to fit about the platenof a typewriting machine, having a resilient curved sheet-like body provided with platen gripping portions and a pressable gripping part of greater length than the said gripping portions and adapted to engage and hold a work sheet, said pressable part having a finger portion normally, extending away from the platen and adapted'when pressed toward the platen to force the pressable gripping part away therefrom.

2. A device of adapted to be removably held about the platen of a typewriting machine, having a resilient curved one piece sheet-like body provided with gripping and work sheet alinthe character, described ing portions and an integral movable gripping part having a clamping edge extending beyond the work sheet alining portions, said body having a part normally extending pressed toward the platen to force the movable gripping part away therefrom.

A device of the character described adapted to be removably and adjustably held about the platen of a typewriting machine, having a resilient curved sheet-like body conforming to the curvature of the peripheral surface of the platen and provided with gripping portions and a movable gripping part provided with a gripping edge to engage a work sheet, and an integral'finger part for moving the gripping edge of the inovable gripping part away from the platen to release the work sheet and permit its adjustment or renewal.

la A device of the character described, adapted to be detachably held about the latenof a typewriting machine and having a short one piece resilient curved thin sheet-like steel body provided with gripping portions at the front and rear there of and a movable part at the front portion platen and adapted when thereof having a gripping edge extending tion integral with said gripping portion and adapted when pressed inwardly to lift the outer end of the sheet=gripping portion from the platen, the ends of the platen-gripping portions at each side of the sheet-gripping portion forming sheet-alining stops.

6. A (lCYHG ot' the class described, comprlslng a flexible sheet-like body formed with a shcet gripping portion, an inwardly pressable part formed integrally with the grippingportion and adapted when pressed inwardly to move the gripping portion outwardly, and means for attaching the body to a platen.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, and a label holder having a curved resilient metal body adapted yieldingly to clasp the platen and provided with a plurality of separatedgripping parts,

certain of said parts serving as alining' means for a work sheet, and another. part as a label holding means, and means formed integrally with the holding portion and adapted when pressed toward. the platen to release the holding means to permit a label to be inserted under said holding meansor be removed therefrom.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, and a work sheet holder having a curved resilient thin metalbody adapted yieldingly to clasp the platen and provided with a plurality of separated parts, certain of said parts serving as means to grip the platen and another as holding means for a work sheet, and a finger portion formed integral with the body and adapted when pressed toward the platen to release the holding means to pernnt a label to be inserted under said means or be removed therefrom.

9. In a typewriting machine, a label holder adapted for attachment to and detachment from a platen and having its body curved to yieldingly clasp the same, said. body having a gripping part for the label and on opposite sides of the gripping part two parts of less length having edges that serve alining means for the label.

10. In a typewriting machine, a one piece metal holder for a work sheet adapted for attachment to and detachment from a platen and having its body curved to yieldingly sheet, and platen gripping parts on oppo-' sitesides of the work sheet gripping'part.

11. In a typewriting machine, a holder for work sheets adapted for attachment to and detachment from a platen and having its body curved to yieldingly clasp the same without exterior means and provided with an integral movable gripping part for the work sheet and parts as alining means for saidsiheet.

with curved portions adapted for attachment to a platen, a portion to engage and hold a worksheet in position on the platen,

and an outwardly extending inwardly pressable part adapted when forced inwardly toward the platen, to lift the work sheet holding portion away from the platen.

13. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet-like body provided with a. work sheet holding portion, curved resilient arms at the ends of said holding portion adapted for attachment to a platen, and an outwardly extending pressable portion between said arms and extending from the holding portion and being free at one end, whereby when said pressable portion is forced toward the platen the holding portion will be moved away from the platen.

14. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet-like body curved transversely and provided with a work sheet holding part, an outwardly extending inwardly pressable part integral with the work sheet holding part and projecting therefrom and adapted when pressed inwardly to force the work holding part away from the platen, and means for attaching the body to a platen.

15. A device of the class described, comprising a body curved transversely to adapt it for connection to a platen, a sheet-grip-. ping portion at one edge of said body, an inwardly pressable portion connectedwith said gripping portion and adapted when pressed inwardly to move the gripping portion outwardly, and resilient portions. at the ends of said body adapted to be connected with a platen.

16. A device of the class described, coment portions integral with the ends of said gripping portion and forming a flexible connection between the gripping portion and said. securing means.

tending beyond said projections, and an 17. A device of the class described comprising a sheet-like body curved transversely platen, a sheet-gripping portion at one edge of said body, sheet-alining tongues formed integrally with said body, and an outwardly extending inwardly pressable portion con nected at one end to said sheet-gripping portionand adapted to lift said gripping portion from the platen when pressed inwardly.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, and a work sheet holder attached thereto comprising a transversely curved body of resilient sheet material having sheetalining projections extending therefrom, a sheet-gripping edge portion exoutto' adapt it for attachment to a wardly extending inwardly pressable portion adapted to lift the sheet-gripping edge from the platen when pressed inwardly.

19. in a typewriting machine, the combi-- nation of a platen, a Work sheet holder mounted on the platen comprising a body of sheet material having a sheet-gripping edge portion, an outwardly extending lnwardly pressable portion intermediate the ends of the body and connected at one end with the sheet-gripping portion, means for attaching the holder to the platen, and resilient arms connecting the ends of the gripping portion with said attaching means.

This specification signed this 8th day of April, A. D. 1916.

OTTO PETERMANN. 

